(Fl)awesome Facilitator

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Character shoes

Character shoes

Taking off your own shoes and trying on someone else’s is a nice metaphor for the many different groups I work with.

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How do we shut up the 🐗

How do we shut up the 🐗

What can we do to self-facilitate our small group conversations if the host or facilitator doesn’t do it for us?

Jacinta Cubis13 October 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Signs of a good facilitator

Signs of a good facilitator

I pick up where we left off last week, talking about some more facilitation fundamentals in part 2 of riff #5.

Jacinta Cubis6 October 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

It’s about the people, not the tech

It’s about the people, not the tech

This week, I park the platforms and talk a bit about some facilitation fundamentals.

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On the precipice

On the precipice

A whole lot of projects have been put on hold for when we’re allowed to get together. They can’t be delayed any longer.

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Two things that work better on the screen than in the room

Two things that work better on the screen than in the room

What do fishbowls and trios have in common? They work better on the screen than in the room.

Jacinta Cubis15 September 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment

Getting creative online

Getting creative online

Attempts to replicate what facilitators did in the room, on the screen, don’t always work well. We can do creative activities differently.

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Benefits and trade-offs

Benefits and trade-offs

Just like with any workshop, how we blend face-to-face and online facilitation techniques goes back to our purpose.

Jacinta Cubis1 September 2020collaborability, collaborate, collaboration, collaborative skills, soft skills, stakeholder engagement, groupwork, facilitate, facilitationComment